How to Be a Home Depot Contractor

by Kathryn Hatter, Demand Media

Home Depot contractors receive pricing benefits.

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As a contractor, there are benefits to joining the Home Depot team. Not only will you enjoy significant name recognition, but the discounts you will receive on materials and supplies can make a sizable difference in your bottom line. After deciding to be a Home Depot contractor, proceed through the application process by following the specific instructions provided to contractor applicants.

Step 1

Verify your general liability, workers' compensation and automobile insurance prior to beginning the application process. Verify that your current trade and business licenses are compliant with state requirements. You must provide proof of these items to Home Depot during the qualification process.

Step 2

Visit the Home Depot contractor registration webpage. Fill in the fields, creating a username and password. Enter your contact information – including an email address that you monitor regularly -- and click the orange “Continue Registration” button.

Pay a $10 registration fee by entering your credit card number in the next screen.

Step 4

Enter your chosen username and password to log in to the Home Depot website. Complete the online contractor application and submit it. Your application will remain in a pool from which Home Depot will select contractors for qualification as it needs them.

Step 5

Remit a $50 application fee (as of the time of publication) if you receive an email notifying you that Home Depot has selected your application to continue the qualification process. Remit $69.50 for an owner background check also (as of the time of publication). Home Depot will validate your licensing, insurance coverage and it will conduct background checks.

Things Needed

Contractor licenses

Tip

If Home Depot selects you as a contractor, expect regular screenings, quality audits and regulatory checks to ensure continued compliance. Home Depot may remove your contractor status if your quality or compliance slips.

Warning

The fees you pay during the registration, application and qualification process are nonrefundable.

About the Author

Kathryn Hatter is a veteran home-school educator, as well as an accomplished gardener, quilter, crocheter, cook, decorator and digital graphics creator. As a regular contributor to Natural News, many of Hatter's Internet publications focus on natural health and parenting. Hatter has also had publication on home improvement websites such as Redbeacon.

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